Chapter 1

-ac, -iac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical procedure to remove fluid

cis/o

to cut

-coccus

berry shaped bacterium

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal

-emia

blood condition

-er

one who

-genesis

producing

-genic

produced by or in

-globin

protein

-gram

record or visual depiction

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling

-ole, -ule

small

-oma

tumor

-opsy

view of

-ose

full of, pertaining to, sugar

-osis

uncommon (usually) condition

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease or emotion

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

FORMATION

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

droop

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

Visual examination

-sis

state of

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-tomy

process of cutting

-trophy

nourishment

-um, -ium, -us

Structure/tissue

-y

Condition/process

a, -an

without

-ab

away from

abdomin-

abdomen

-ad

towards

Aden

gland

adip

fat

albin-

white

-ana

up; apart; backwards

-ante

before or forward

anter-

forward

arthr-

joint

bol

throw

brady-

slow

carcin-

cancerous

cata-

down

-caus

burning

-cauter

burn

cereber-

cerebrum

cervic-

neck

chondr-

cartilage

chrom-

color

con-

with

contra-

opposite

crani-

skull

crin-

secrete

cutane-

skin

cyst/o

urinary bladder

cyt-

cell (prefix)

derm

skin

dia

complete or thorough

diaphor-

sweat

dist-

far

dors

back of the body

dys-

abnormal or painful

-en, -endo

within

encephal-

brain

-enter

intestines

-epi

above

-erythr

red

-eu

good or normal

-ex, -exo

out or away

gastr/o

stomach

glyc-

glucose or sugar

gnos-

knowledge

gynec-

women

hem

blood

hemi

half

hepat-

liver

hidr-

sweat

hist/o

tissue

peri-

surrounding

iatr-

physician or treatment

inguin

groin

intra-

without